Business
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Don’t be preoccupied with nshima while foreigners sharpen their appetite for minerals – MbambikoEMMANUEL Mbambiko, a professional accountant based in Kitwe, says Zambia should not be preoccupied with the production of nshima, while the USA and China develop more appetite for consumption of minerals like copper. Mbambiko is […]
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PAZ explains high cost of meat products, scarcity of day old chicksTHE Poultry Association of Zambia says the sector has experienced an overwhelming demand for day old chicks which have now become scarce due to the disruption in the supply chain that was caused by the […]
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Ng’andu explains govt expenditure realignmentFINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says government is not casual about the assurances that it makes on funding projects, but says some challenges forces his office to realign expenditure. And Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo […]
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CCPC fines Lafarge, Mpande for price fixingTHE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) board of commissioners has fined Lafarge Zambia Plc and Mpande Limestone Limited 10 percent of their annual turnovers for the year 2019 and another 10 percent of their […]
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Zambia unlikely to clinch IMF deal before elections – HambayiECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says Zambia is not likely to get on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic bailout programme before the August 12 general election as the outstanding issues will need more time to solve. […]
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Personal loans increased in last quarter of 2020 to meet school fees – BoZ surveyTHE banking sector recorded a huge increase in the demand for personal loans in the fourth quarter of 2020, partly triggered by a surge in requests to pay for tuition fees, according to a new […]
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KCM abrogating Electricity Act by refusing to pay us – CECKONKOLA Copper Mines Plc (KCM) is still receiving electricity from the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) without paying for the commodity, contrary to the Electricity Act, says CEC chief financial officer Mutale Mukuka. And Mukuka says […]
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Beene takes over from Mateyo as Chamber of Mines presidentTHE Zambia Chamber of Mines has elected its new president, Dr Godwin Beene, the First Quantum Minerals (FQM) government relations specialist, taking over from Goodwell Mateyo. And Dr Beene, a former Ministry of Mines permanent... […]
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West Indian bank buys 24% stake in InvestrustTHE Bank of Nevis International Limited, a commercial bank operating on the West Indian island of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean, has bought a 24 per cent shareholding in Investrust Bank Plc, becoming […]
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Kalumbila inks K1, 000 pay rise deal with workers unionTHREE miners’ unions have signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML) on behalf of more than 1,400 employees that will see unionised workers get an increased basic salary increment of K1,000 […]
